Supporting device for coat and the like hangers



Aug. 4, 1925. 1,548,739

, E. H. PINTO' -SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR COAT AND THE LIKE HANGERS Filed Jan. 1v, 1924 Patented Aug. 4, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE.

EDWARD HENRY PINTO, OF LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR T0 COMPACTOM LIMITED, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR COAT AND TI-IE LIKE HANGERS.

Application led January 17, 1924. Serial No. 686,832.

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, EDWARD HENRY PINTO, a subject of the King of England, residing at 86 West End Lane, lVest Hampstead, London, N. IV. 6, England, whose post-office address is 86 Test End Lane, lest Hampstead, London, N. WV. 6, England, have invented certain new and useful Improved Supporting Devices for Coat and the like Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a supporting device for coat and the like hangers of the kind comprising a horizontal rod, having a dependent loop carrying a plurality of coat and the like hangers, said horizontal rod being pivoted at one end so as to swing in a horizontal plane and supported at the other end by means of a fixed horizontal guide rail.

The object of the present invention is to effect improvements in supporting devices of the indicated type whereby the friction of the moving parts is diminished, and a range of angular movement is obtained up to approximately from 7 5 to 90 degrees.

The improvements according to the present invention consist in supporting the free end of the horizontal rod at a point intermediate its pivot and the dependent loop by means of an arcuate bar or guide rail.

In practice the horizontal rod at the point of support on the guide rail is provided with an antifriction guide roller adapted to ride on the arcuate bar or guide rail, whilst a handle member or knob is provided on one end of the dependent loop to facilitate movement of the device on the arcuate. bar or rail.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. l is a plan of the underside of part of a cabinet with my invention fitted thereto: and

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same.

In these drawings A is the arcuate bar or guide rail the ends A2 of which are turned upwards into a plane parallel to that of the main part or body of the bar A, the said ends A2 being flattened and secured by screws A', or otherwise to the underside of the top of the cabinet or of a shelf D in the cabinet E, or to some other fixed part.

B is the horizontal rod which is pivoted `at B to a bracket B2 secured to the side of the cabinet E or to some other fixed part. The rod B carries a fixed bracket in which 1s revo-lubly mounted an antifriction roller C. B3 is the dependent loop on which the coat and like hangers are suspended in the usual way, said loop being, as shown in Fig. l, arranged at an angle to the rod B, and having a handle member or knob P4 to facilitate the movement of the device on the arcuate bar or guide rail A. Collars or projections A3 are preferably provided at eaclr end of the main part or body of the arcuate bar A to limit the movement of the horizontal rod B thereover.

Preferably the parts of the device are assembled by passing the main part or body of the arcuate bar into the space between the rollers C and the horizontal rod B on which it is mounted. The collars or projections A3 with the flattened ends secured thereto are then passed on to the ends of the main part of the arcuate bar A and secured by bra-zing or otherwise. The arcuate bar A is then secured to the underside of some fixed horizontal part of the cabinet or other structure to which the device is to be applied, and the bracket B2 is secured to the vertical part of the structure; the device is then ready for use. It will be seen that the angular movement of the horizontal rod is limited by the collars or projections A3 on the arcuate bar or guide rail A.

I claim:

A supporting device for coat and like hangers, comprising a rod pivotally connected to a fixture, a guide rail of arcuate form terminally connected to a fixture immediately above the rod, means carried by the rod for slidably engaging the rail to thereby support the rod, a supporting member secured transverse the free end of the rod and extending in both directions beyond the rod to facilitate sliding connection of coat hangers to such supporting rod, and means carried by one end of the supporting rod, whereby the structure as a whole may be moved on the guide rail.

In testimonypwhereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses this 31st day of December, 1923.

EDWARD HENRY PINTO.

Witnesses:

JOHN J oni. MANCHESTER, lS. Davis. 

